Jimmy Gait Under Fire For Insensitive Remarks

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Singer Jimmy Gait has come under sharp criticism for remarks he made on the morning of Friday 13th August 2021. Gait was giving his take on the cases of Kenyan workers being mistreated in the Middle East.

According to the artist, Kenyans who have undergone mistreatment while working abroad are themselves to blame for their predicament. He particularly suggested that men working there have not gone through such difficulty because they do not mess around with their employers.

Jimmy Gait: There are so many Kenyan men working in the Middle East in Saudi, Qatar, Dubai the reason you don’t hear about men being mistreated is because they do not go sleeping with their bosses wives. #HangoutFriday pic.twitter.com/EFpO3Q00Xz

— K24 TV (@K24Tv) August 13, 2021

“There are so many Kenyan men working in the Middle East in Saudi, Qatar, Dubai the reason you don’t hear about men being mistreated is because they do not go sleeping with their bosses wives.”

He added that it is immoral acts that make Kenyans in the Middle East get in trouble.

“Most Kenyans go there and they start doing immoral things and that leads to them being mistreated”

Gait was speaking on the Hangout Friday show on K24.

KOT Wrath

Netizens were, of course, not pleased with the insensitive remarks, and shared their opinion on the same.

Jimmy Gait! Jimmy Gait! Jimmy Gait! How many times have I called you? pic.twitter.com/unQdwcZOGo

— KIJANA BONGOLALA (@badmedulla) August 13, 2021

Kenyans are being mistreated in the middle East but according to Jimmy Gait it's because they want to sleep with their bosses? Hio gospel yote hajaomba mtu Ampe akili

— THE WATCHER (@Jahmu__) August 13, 2021

https://twitter.com/Iam_Wanjiru/status/1426054418433183746

Nothing. Absolutely nothing justifies violence on anyone and especially against vulnerable domestic workers in a foreign country. Who is this Jimmy Gait? Why do media houses in this country give platform to irrelevant people? https://t.co/PcOIMP0Bnp

— Ahmed Mohamed ((ASMALi)) (@Asmali77) August 13, 2021

Some think he is saying this for clout.

Username: Jimmy Gait

Password: CLOUT

Status: Active

— MD LUFFY ❄️ (@Kiplamaar) August 13, 2021

Interestingly, some seem to support him

Jimmy Gait is 100% right pic.twitter.com/X8CRvInKtx

— Bryan (@langat_jr) August 13, 2021

jimmy gait amesema kenye iko………..Ask yourselves.

why arent there men complaining. they are domestic workers too…some even wash dogs and horses and snakes.

— Maliks 🇸🇴 14/09/15/21 (@maliks_88) August 13, 2021

The “Huratiti” singer runs a recruitment agency that helps Kenyans secure jobs in Gulf countries. According to some, this could very well be influencing his comments.

jimmy gait amesema kenye iko………..Ask yourselves.

why arent there men complaining. they are domestic workers too…some even wash dogs and horses and snakes.

— Maliks 🇸🇴 14/09/15/21 (@maliks_88) August 13, 2021

Jimmy Gait runs an agency that takes people to the middle East and, that explains his sentiments at K24 this morning.

— Kevin T (@kevinFult) August 13, 2021

We leave it to you. Are Jimmy Gait’s comments warranted? Are Kenyans, in particular, women, to blame for the mistreatment they receive in the Middle East?

Let us know in the comments and as always, keep it C.O.K.